Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Patchy Spring Dress

Here is the latest project from my sewing table - something pretty and easy!

My Aunt Kay cleaned out her fabric stash and sent it to her sewing relations. When I saw these blocks left over from a quilt, I couldn't pass them up - the fabrics were so pretty!




Together with a few other scraps from the stash, there was just enough to make a tiny dress - with hardly any left over!






The fabric was so nice to work with and the pattern was as simple as can be, which made it such a fun project!



This is definitely a dress I'll make again, just for the simple joy of it. I can't wait to see how it looks with the bright swatches I have!


Thank you Aunt Kay for sharing! Now, what shall I make next . . .

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

the 3rd and last two pics are adorable of Alaina...You certainly know how to "capture" a moment! Cute dress too! :) Sue

Anonymous said...

My girls saw the first pic of her laying on teh blanket in the grass and Faith said, "She looks like an angel!" So sweet!

Lisa J.

Kay said...

What a fun project for those left over swatches... and it just matches my quilt. :) Aunt Kay

Kaity Gellos said...

Such an adorable dress! Thanks for sharing. Alaina is a doll. :-)

Rachel said...

Thank you for sharing such sweet pictures! Good job on the dress - very little-girly feminine! And of course Alaina makes a adorable little-girl model. :)

busymama431 said...

Hi Gretchen. I need to get your email. This'll have to do, eh? Just to let you know, Children's Place in Tuscola has leggings and bike shorts marked 50% off...they were 4.99. Lots of different colors. Anyhoo...just wanted to pass that along.
meg~

TulipGirl said...

Love the sweet dress you made!